From the course: Conquering Freak-Outs and the Fear of Failure
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Set micro-goals and celebrate progress
From the course: Conquering Freak-Outs and the Fear of Failure
Set micro-goals and celebrate progress
- I want to dig a little bit deeper into the cognitive distortion piece. You said, "I don't think that's a great way "that you articulated it," almost like a piece of computer programming. You know, if this then that. It's sort of like you have ascribed meaning to something which could be, you know, wildly erroneous. So can you maybe first give us a couple examples of these common cognitive distortions folks have in a professional context. And then secondly, tell us how do we gain that awareness? Like, this is what's going on in our background. - Yeah, I think a common one I see in professionals is a fear of a networking event. And so if I go here, people are going to think that I just want to sell whatever it is that you do. So maybe say you are an insurance agent and your company has you go to this networking event. They all are going to know that I don't want to be here. They're going to know that I just want to sell…
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Fight fear with an experimental mindset2m 10s
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Flag your cognitive distortions1m 52s
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Set micro-goals and celebrate progress2m 42s
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Manage vital signs to manage stress2m 13s
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Relax with a book or nature1m 32s
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Release the tension from each muscle1m 35s
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Turn your fears into a game1m 54s
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Be kind in your internal dialogue2m 36s
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Double your focus with more breaks1m 29s
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